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well-curated museum, book a wedding or event in a historic structure, attend a lecture or an educational event, see an art or nature exhibition with national significance, or simply take a hike on a pleasant nature trail while also seeing 400 million- year-old fossils. "It is a place where plenty of opportunities exist to learn about so many different things that make Northwest Arkansas and the Ozarks as a whole so unique," Collins said. "We also are intent on developing partnerships with other organizations that allow us more opportunities to reach out to all of Washington County and Northwest Arkansas." e museum and gallery (when showing exhibitions) are open ursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 14389 State Hwy. 45, Canehill; 479-824-4455; www.historiccanehillar.org. The History of Cane Hill Cane Hill was an early white settlement site in Northwest Arkansas. Prior to the 19th century it was primarily Osage Territory. A number of Cherokee people moved into the area in the early decades of the 19th century due to white settlement pressures east of the Mississippi River. In 1827, the first settlers began to move into the area and quickly organized a sprawling settlement, mostly organized around the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and agricultural and milling endeavors. e community established a school in the early days of the settlement, which eventually led to the establishment of Cane Hill College in 1852, which was one of the earliest four-year colleges in the state and eventually the first co- educational college. Around the outbreak of the Civil War, Cane Hill was a center of art, education and industry in Washington County with prolific earthenware pottery, the college, and multiple mills and farms. It was also a large slave-holding community in the region. Immediately prior to the Battle of Prairie Grove, a skirmish occurred at Cane Hill, in which Confederate troops were outnumbered and forced to retreat. Many then fought in the Battle of Prairie Grove. Aer the Civil War, life slowly resumed and thrived in Cane Hill until the turn of the 20th century, when the university in Fayetteville began to draw Washington County enrollees and railroads connected areas around Cane Hill. A large Black community, many of whom were formerly enslaved, formed just outside the town center of Cane Hill and existed until the mid-20th century. e college officially closed in 1891 and many of the old industries began to dry up into the 20th century. e historic College Building became the home of the local Cane Hill primary and secondary schools, which lasted until the 1950s when they consolidated with Lincoln schools. Local residents, many descended from settlers and industry families, continued to populate the area and keep its many still standing historic structures from falling into ruin. In the early 1980s, many of those structures were listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the College Building. Ad Number: 040523nwr5971 We Are Your Local Lumber and Hardware Store 700 West Pridemore Dr • Lincoln, AR 72744 479-824-3291 • 479-824-3322 (fax) Est. 1982 County Building Center FREE DELIVERY • FREE ESTIMATES • LUMBER • PLYWOOD • SIDING • HARDWARE • PLUMBING • ELECTRICAL • TOOLS • CONCRETE • DRYWALL Ad Number: 040523NWR6561 20 | 2023 West Washington County Directory